Nov

These days, you only need to look at a magazine or watch a popular TV programme to feel quite bad about yourself. Pictures are airbrushed to within an inch of their lives, models are morphed into something which really looks nothing like them in real life, and all of this has the distinct knack of making us feel lacking in body confidence as a result.

There are two schools of thought to this argument. Firstly, we should all be happy in our own skin, whether short, tall, thin, medium, curvy, whatever we are. As long as we are healthy and happy, nothing else matters, even that model in your favorite magazine that looks impossibly thin and tanned on the cover.

The second school of thought is about what to do when you’re not healthy. Now, it’s all very well and good being happy in your skin, but what if your weight is actually threatening your health overall? What if you are obese and you’re putting too much strain in your heart? What if you’re increasing your chances of developing diabetes and other chronic conditions?

Yes, we should be happy in our own skin, but we also need to be healthy in our skin too.

Another problem with this whole debate is that we tend to focus on obesity and being overweight, but being underweight is just as unhealthy too. A lack of nutrients can cause havoc with health and wellbeing, and can end up being just as dangerous.

Put simply, we all need to be more aware of what a healthy weight is for us. This means looking at something called your BMI.

Your BMI is your body mass index, and it is calculated on your height. This means that for your height, you should be within a certain bracket which is considered healthy for you. Of course, there are other things to take into account, such as genetics and any existing health conditions you have, but these should be discussed with your health care provider as another course of action. Despite that, you will be advised on what a healthy weight bracket is for you.

We all fluctuate up and down; this is part of life and is completely normal, but when you remain over your healthy bracket, and you’re edging into ‘overweight’, and perhaps even towards ‘obese’, it’s time to do something about it.

This has nothing to do with appearance, but it has everything to do with health.

Never put your health at risk, it’s that simple.

Once you hit that healthy BMI bracket, provided you eat healthily and exercise regularly, it doesn’t matter what your body shape or size. At that point, if you’re happy in your skin, you don’t need to do anything else.

True beauty comes from within, but we need to lend an ear of caution towards health too. If you’re struggling with your weight, in either direction, give us a call today. Trifecta Health Medical Center have a range of treatment options for weight management, and we’re happy to discuss everything with you at a consultation, tailored to your needs alone.